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5:45 p.m., Friday, March 28, SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom Ommegang President/ CEO Simon Thorpe and the brewery’s new general manager, Bill Wetmore, pause during an inspection of the bottling line at the Town of Middlefield brewery.

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Jeff Musial brings his furry (and scaley!) friends to the Oneonta Theatre.

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resh off his appearances on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” and “Eastbound & Down,” Jeff “The Animal Guy” Musial brings his reptiles and exotic animals to the stage, 3 p.m. Saturday, March. 22, Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.oneontatheatre.com.

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SWEETS THEATER: “Game of Life” features one act plays, songs and plenty of desserts. $15, adults, $8 students. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, dfriedell@stny. rr.com.

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rewery Ommegang expected 2,500 people at Old Crow Medicine Show’s performance last May; 3,700 showed up. The fifth annual Belgium

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Comes To Cooperstown last Aug. 3, on the theme “The Big Lebrewski,” sold out its 2,700 tickets, up from 1,000 in five years. At the first Snomme-

gang, March 1, 600 people paid $50 apiece to spend the afternoon under tents on Oneonta’s Main Street sampling the wares of two dozen breweries from across the country. Friday, March 7, tickets for the Modest Mouse/ Brand New concert, planned Brewmaster Phil Leinhart shows off on Ommegang’s arena-like the new warm cellar, where bottled Please See BREWERY, B3 beer is further aged.

DIY READS: Kids can learn how to make a book with Karla Andela. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8344. FREE CONCERT: The Tweedlers play folk, bluegrass, classic, country and originals. Free. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown. Info, Amy Rose, (607) 544-2699.

Aggressive Lawyer Aggressive Friend Of Needy, Too carry hope.” Scazafava, a lawyer for nearly 40 years, is the 2014 recipient of ONEONTA the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. ith jousting currently out of Distinguished Citizen Award, to be fashion, there’s only one place presented Friday, March 28. left for the knights of yore. While he’s known as an aggres“A trial sive litigator, his role of aggressive lawyer must be community benefactor – last ChristJOHN SCARZAFAVA a modern-day mas he raised $40,000 for the Family EUGENE A. champion,” Service Association – prompted BETTIOL JR. said John the chamber selection committee to DISTINGUISHED Scarzafava, single him out for recognition. CITIZEN the founding An Oneonta native, Scarzafava partner of the OTSEGO.com knew from the time he was 5 that John Scarzafava was the keynoter at FootScarzafava & he wanted to be a lawyer. “It had hills’ dedication of the Bettiol Theater last Basdekis Law Firm in Oneonta. “You always been my dream,” he said. August. He is flanked by Eugene and Betty cannot go into a joust, into a courtroom, Justice was a dream he pursued Bettiol, left, and Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller. if you fear defeat. A trial lawyer must Please See LAWYER, B5 By LIBBY CUDMORE

READY FOR SPRING: Sondra Freckelton lectures on “Art and Garden Design” at the Franklin Garden Club. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 22, Franklin Railroad and Community Museum, 572 Main St., Franklin.

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MARCH MUSICAL: Milford Music Association presents Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Ladies.” $7.50. 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Info, tickets, (607) 287-7721 x8416.

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FYI: Both Fly Creek Philharmonic shows are sold out this weekend.

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SPRING TEA: The Center for Continuing Adult Learning hosts a spring tea. All invited. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 23, Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 441-7370.

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